The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-08-25
Eyes Analysed.
rom the St. James Gazette.

From the st. jane Gazette.
Speaking popularity, we may say
that eyes are brown, blue, gray, hazel,
black, green, or of no color at all.
The last three varieties, however, are
b.lsed on misnomer. Speaking gener-
ally again, he may say that blue eyes
take care of their friends, bruwn OF
their enemies, gray of their countries,
black of their pleasures, and green OF
themselves. The blue is certainly the
type with the greatest number of va
rieties. 1t is a color that illustrates
prominently the feminine qualities
tenderness, affection, a yielding to the
wishes OF others, q sympathy with
small sufferings, that measure
of vanity without which no wom-
an can be entirely attractive and
that self-surreuder which goes far to
persuade man that he is q demigod
because his wife believes it and tells
him so. The color seems to begetting
more rare in these days. This is the
blue that goes with golden hair. Blue
eyes must be mated with their appro-
pirate complexion. That color, so
fascinating in a blonde, is no less de-
liehtful in a brunette; but-say the
scientists-lts meaning is now altered.
There comes in now, coupled with the
afectiOnate qualities, certain tend
ency to deceive, stimulated by an am
bition for conquest and leading to the
qualification OF admiration. There
remain the light blue and the violet.
The first is the eye OF the Northern
races-of the Swedes and the Danes,
OF the Scotch sometimes also. 1t sug-
gests constancy and truth, stead
fastness, simplicity, courage, pur.
pose. 1t is a. mans eye, with
its moderation and self.respect
honest in the glance it gives you, at
the same time rather cold and phlee-
matte. And then there is the violet
eye. which is a wcman'e eye, and of
which the main characteristics are af-
lection and purity, chivaIric belief and
limited or deficient intellectually.
And now comes the brown eyes.
They are the eyes of the south and of
the east-of the sunny races; the most
passionate and the least original, and
to them belong the lustrous black hair
and the olive complexion of skin.
With them weget jealousy and cruelty,
somewhat of the feline naturei in WON.
en-; and in men, courage coupled with
superstition, wild recklessness fife,
and a disregard for the sufferings OF
others. But the type has altered
through infinite notifications; and
there are brown eyes In plenty that
have nothing in common with the
passionate qualities of the south.
This may he oenora1lv nre1icto1. thot
when the brown is light the DISPOSE.
ton is affectionate but hayward, and
as that brow darkens you pass from
affection to passion.
Last come the hazel eyes, which are
more frequent in novels than in life.
No two people seem quite agreed as
to the definition Of the color, and the
reference to hazel nut, which starts
by being green, and passes through
yellow to brown, confusingly illus
trates every theory. A blue-eray
radiated from within with brown and
bronze streaks seems to come nearest
the general view. Adopting this as
the co or, it will be seen that they are
chiefly found among the mixed races,
and especially the English and the
Americans. They always suggest a
good deal of strength Of character,
generally a sense of mischief and trfcki.
ness-Puck probably had hazel eyes
and sometimes that humorous cruel.
ty which belongs to the Anglo Saxon
race. Hazel-eyed people are rarely
shallow. and you must be prepared
for surprises when you have to deal
with them.